HAZMAT TERMINOLOGY 9

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 HAZMAT TERMINOLOGY 9
In clues, the following (_ words) indicates the number of words without spaces in the answer

Across

1 PSI
3 A small device used to initiate the burning of combustible mixtures, such as
propellants
9 Inert materials used to absorb liquid contaminants. Materials commonly include
corn cobs, diatomaceous earth, and sand
11 The weight of a substance in comparison to the weight of an equal volume of
water at a given temperature (2 words)
13 A cap or screw used to cover the small opening in the top of a metal drum or
barrel
14 A small initiating device which uses electrical energy to cause the ignition of a
pyrotechnic device
16 Used in or taken into the body through the mouth
17 The relative amount of a substance when combined or mixed with other
substances
18 A compressible compound or element with no specific volume that assumes the
shape of the container
22 These are usually highly pyrophoric and are used to ignite propulsion systems (2
words)
23 The identification number for a specific chemical compound as assigned by the
American Chemical Society's Abstract Service
24 The main longitudinal frame members of a tank used to connect the lower corner
fittings (3 words)
25 A safety relief device in the form of a plug of a low melting metal (2 words)
27 Those persons who are in the exposures area created by a hazardous material
incident (2 words)
29 An agency supplying assistance, but not directly involved in the suppression of
the HazMat incident (2 words)

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1 The maximum time-weighted concentration at which 95% of exposed adults

suffer no adverse health effects over the course of a 40-hour week (3 words)
2 A method for all agencies or individuals who have jurisdicitonal responsibility
and in some cases have functional responsibility at the incident to contribute to
determining overall objectives for the incident and selection of a strategy to
achieve the objective (2 words)
4 Poisonous, will cause damage to the human body when present in small amounts
5 A circumferential reinforcing ring that is used to support the structural integrity
of a tank container's cross-section (2 words)
6 That function of an overall incident command system that deals with the actual
mitigation of a hazardous materials incident (2 words)
7 Staining or polluting that occurs by physical contact with another substance
8 The front and rear ends of a horizontal tank
10 Agencies, personnel, or reference material that provide information on handling
hazardous materials or other emergency problems (2 words)
12 A respirator that is discarded after the end of its recommended period of use (2
words)
15 A ship designed to transport large freight containers that commonly can be off
loaded directly onto trucks or rail vehicles (2 words)
19 A corrosive compound that serves as a rapid proton donor and thus breaks down
the molecular structure of another material rapidly
20 A single exposure or repeated exposures to a hazardous substance in a short time.
characterized by rapid severity and limited duration
21 A gas given off with or without the aid of heat, by substances that under ordinary
circumstances are either solid or liquid
25 A material that is oxidized to produce energy
26 That organization element having functional responsibility for a specific incident
planning, logistics, or finance
28 Indication of the acidity or alkalinity of a substance
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P OU N D S P E R S QU A R E I N C H
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R I GN I T E R H C H
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M F O I A B S OR B E N T S
I I X N Z N A E
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S P E C I F I C GR A V I T Y D C
S D C S R A H
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I C D T D M B U N G
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B O I I S QU I B I
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L M S F E N C C
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E M P F C A OR A L
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E A C ON C E N T R A T I ON L
X N S N O I T A
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P D G A S E R O A S
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O B R A N I S
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S A L V C N I
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U C H E M I C A L I GN I T E R S
R U R P D R T
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E T E O C A S A
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L OWE R S I D E R A I L S H N
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M F U S I B L E P L U G S P E
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I U R U
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T E N D A N G E R E D P E R S ON S
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C OO P E R A T I N G A G E N C Y
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